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Replacing laminate with carpet - skirting boards?

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Hi,

I'm hoping someone has been in the situation in the past... :o

I've recently moved into a house that had laminate flooring in the bedrooms which I'm looking to replace with carpet.

The flooring was fitted under the skirting board, so has left a gap (12-13mm) when I've removed it.

Do I need to remove and drop the skirting board down, or will the gap be filled when the carpet is fitted?

Many thanks.

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  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    rich_jtg wrote: »

    I'm hoping someone has been in the situation in the past... :o

    This is the first indication that I have seen that laminate is unfashionable enough for someone to remove it. Imagine, laminate going the way of crazy paving
    rich_jtg wrote: »
    I've recently moved into a house that had laminate flooring in the bedrooms which I'm looking to replace with carpet.

    The flooring was fitted under the skirting board, so has left a gap (12-13mm) when I've removed it.

    Do I need to remove and drop the skirting board down, or will the gap be filled when the carpet is fitted?

    Many thanks.

    Not a nice problem, not least because the walls will be getting tired of having the skirting board refixed for the 3rd time. Depends on your carpet of course, but I would imagine you will have a gap which becomes obvious
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  • ITtim
    ITtim Posts: 439 Forumite
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    could you not add a good deep underlay to raise the level?
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  • latecomer
    latecomer Posts: 4,331 Forumite
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    get a decent thickness of underlay and by the time you've got carpet on top you'll easily be 12-13 mm above floor level.
  • rich_jtg wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm hoping someone has been in the situation in the past... :o

    I've recently moved into a house that had laminate flooring in the bedrooms which I'm looking to replace with carpet.

    The flooring was fitted under the skirting board, so has left a gap (12-13mm) when I've removed it.

    Do I need to remove and drop the skirting board down, or will the gap be filled when the carpet is fitted?

    Many thanks.

    Basically no you don't. Get a decent underlay and carpet and fitter and you won't know gap was ever there.
  • I think you might see a gap, there will be no underfelt between the gripper and the skirting, carpet fitters usually tuck down the edge of the carpet using a bolster.


    I could be wrong though!
  • rich_jtg
    rich_jtg Posts: 316 Forumite
    Thanks for all your replies - much appreciated.
    I think you might see a gap, there will be no underfelt between the gripper and the skirting, carpet fitters usually tuck down the edge of the carpet using a bolster.

    This was my main concern...
    sillywilly wrote: »
    Basically no you don't. Get a decent underlay and carpet and fitter and you won't know gap was ever there.

    ...but I thought this might be the case too!

    Might drop into a few carpet shops and see if they have any views. :think:
  • Localweb
    Localweb Posts: 58 Forumite
    I did it the other way round, removed all carpets and stripped flloorboards and sanded. Yes, had a gap on skirting but have sealed it with white bathroom sealant everywhere (stuff in a tub you put around the bath) and it looks fab and was cheap to do and is waterproof too :)
  • rich_jtg
    rich_jtg Posts: 316 Forumite
    Thanks for the tips - really appreciated.

    I've not had a definitive answer from the carpet shops I visited, so am going to get everything prep'ed and painted and then see what is said when measuring up is done.

    Thanks again.
  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,093 Forumite
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    Its probably a carpet fitter you need to ask, not the salesman. The fitter will probably have come across this situation before and will give you the definitive answer.
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